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December 13, 2013

Prog Rock Featured Artist: Freedom To Glide

Freedom
To Glide is the superb duo from the UK of Peter Riley and Andy Nixon
that take the best of several genres which include rock, prog and
crossover prog and deliver it with style and grace. You can call it
whatever you like, I prefer to call it really good music. It is a simple
deviation from the norm, for the sake of any argument of what people
want to say it is, plain and simple...quality music pretty much covers
it. The other very important factor here is their new album Rain
which is a tribute to anyone's life that has been changed forever by
the tragedy of war. War is brutal, tragic and inhumane. It takes a human
being and turns them into a killing machine.

Rain is a prolific musical statement and a very socially aware
event that comes at you in 15 tracks backed with a musical layer that is
so profound that it takes the lyrics to another level and gives them
the meaning the band intended to. The story is told and the picture is
painted on life's canvas with eloquence, beauty and the sheer tragedy of
war. They are unlikely bedfellows but it all works. I found it all very
moving emotionally and the music is quite beautiful and appropriate at
all times.

Rain is a classic album by two gents that got together after
playing in a Pink Floyd tribute band called Dark Side of the Wall. You
will hear the Pink Floyd influence right out the gate and throughout the
new album. The music really does give you the Freedom to Glide and
hopefully it gives those suffering from the effects of war that relief
as well. Sit back and have your self a good listen now to the Bandcamp
media player provided by the band. You will never forget the music and
words to this recording!